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LOT 250:
EPITOME THESAURI LINGUAE SANCTAE. Hebrew-Latin Dictionary. Leiden, Plantin Press, 1609.
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EPITOME THESAURI LINGUAE SANCTAE. Hebrew-Latin Dictionary. Leiden, Plantin Press, 1609.
Dictionary for Catholic priests learning Hebrew by Sancte Pagnino. Printed at the press of Christophe Plantin, by his son-in-law Francis Van Revelinghen. Leiden, 1609.
[18], 495, [67] pages. 18 cm. Hebrew and Latin.
The author was a professor of the Hebrew Language. The dictionary was printed from right to left. It starts with leaves with punctuated Hebrew print that feature many hundreds of roots and words discussed within the book.
Original, parchment binding. Three leaves at the beginning of the book have small pieces of very old, clear tape that cover a number of words on each page. Without loss of text Overall fine-very fine condition. The last page has an ancient stamp of a royal family
